Russia announces KD avia suspension

KD avia suspended ticket sales last week and Russia's federal air transport agency Rosaviatsiya plans to revoke the Kaliningrad-based airline's operating certificate on Sept. 14. Rosaviatsiya head Gennady Kurzenkov told ITAR-Tass that KD "has been notified in advance its certificate will be revoked. The air carrier has a chance to inform its passengers, personnel and agents about that." Russian media was reporting that the airline faces heavy debts (ATWOnline, April 14), is having difficulty ...

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